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hdorre
04-26-2014, 06:30 PM
A few weeks ago, I was going down an icy hill as slid into a small rock.

The bottom of my bumper got a tad scratched up, but its alignment was off. I took a deeper look today, and found that there was a gap between my crash bar and car.

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i190/hdorre95/A6901C21-C43F-440F-92BC-22B3900C9B04_zpsprq34ybh.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i190/hdorre95/9914E629-95CD-450B-8D49-6C733C7E9548_zpsvk9i1bjq.jpg

Passenger:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i190/hdorre95/46BD7105-1F36-410F-8FE0-2F29D449739E_zpsqrgxlm0c.jpg

Driver
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i190/hdorre95/BA6B6ED2-C6A2-48FD-A552-C71018209B72_zpseqvnbonc.jpg

One of these weekends, Im going to take off my bumper. What exactly should I plan to replace? I couldn't find many threads on this issue.

Heres a pic of the gap:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i190/hdorre95/3000GT/Part2/8325CDBA-796D-40F8-8551-AC2CD8904712-4833-00000239EE44E5A0_zps1008e65a.jpg
stealthee
04-26-2014, 06:52 PM
Unless I am misreading what you are talking about the crash bar doesn't bolt directly to the car. There is a gap because the bar bolts to some "impact shocks"
hdorre
04-26-2014, 07:01 PM
Unless I am misreading what you are talking about the crash bar doesn't bolt directly to the car. There is a gap because the bar bolts to some "impact shocks"

My bumper has a gap, and I thought it was from the crash bar pushing out the bumper. The side with the gap is where the bumper pushes out.
CoopKill
04-27-2014, 02:45 PM
Was it hit on the drivers side? It looks like the right side was hit pushing it back (look at the gap at the headlight) while pulling the left out some. It all can be adjusted though.
hdorre
04-27-2014, 02:50 PM
Was it hit on the drivers side? It looks like the right side was hit pushing it back (look at the gap at the headlight) while pulling the left out some. It all can be adjusted though.

Nope, it was hit on the passenger side. There are scrapes on the bumper where it hit the rock.
CoopKill
04-27-2014, 03:08 PM
Might have bent the support structure dow pulling the gap, still repairable. Remove the undertray covers, and pull the bumper cover inspecting as you go.
hdorre
04-27-2014, 03:12 PM
Might have bent the support structure dow pulling the gap, still repairable. Remove the undertray covers, and pull the bumper cover inspecting as you go.

Woot.. were getting somewhere. Lets say the crash beam/support structure is bent.. Is the repair as simple as bending it back? Of course that depends on how severely its bent.
CoopKill
04-27-2014, 03:43 PM
Yes depends on severity, but it is more likely the crash bar is not harmed from the pic. It is likely the metal supports for the bottom of the cover have been bent back into the lower core support. By removing the undertray covers you will be able to see what is going on there.
hdorre
04-27-2014, 04:59 PM
Yes depends on severity, but it is more likely the crash bar is not harmed from the pic. It is likely the metal supports for the bottom of the cover have been bent back into the lower core support. By removing the undertray covers you will be able to see what is going on there.

Perfect! Thanks for the help.
mariosstealth
05-17-2014, 04:53 PM
Hi did you get it fix. What was the problem? How did you fix it?
hdorre
05-18-2014, 03:32 AM
Hi did you get it fix. What was the problem? How did you fix it?

Nope, i need to find time to take off my bumper.
mariosstealth
06-01-2014, 11:04 AM
Hi i have the same problem please keep us posted to see how you fix this problem..